Health expenditure on primary care in Spain: not enough to provide attractive services to patients and health professionals. SESPAS Report 2012

The relatively low health expenditure on primary care in Spain is a result of the status quo in the health system, in which hospital/specialized care is much more widespread and better financed than primary care. Another cause consists of the health policies developed in the last 30 years, which hav...

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Published inGaceta sanitaria Vol. 26 Suppl 1; p. 36
Main Authors Simó, Juan, Gérvas, Juan
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.03.2012
Subjects
Ambulatory Care - economics
Ambulatory Care - organization & administration
Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data
Economics, Hospital
Europe
Financing, Government
Financing, Organized
Health Expenditures
Health Personnel
Health Services - economics
Health Services - supply & distribution
Health Services Accessibility - economics
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Medicine
National Health Programs - economics
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Primary Health Care - economics
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
Private Sector - economics
Public Sector - economics
Spain
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Europe
Spain
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Summary:The relatively low health expenditure on primary care in Spain is a result of the status quo in the health system, in which hospital/specialized care is much more widespread and better financed than primary care. Another cause consists of the health policies developed in the last 30 years, which have prioritized the development of the private ambulatory health sector over primary care.
ISSN:1578-1283
DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.05.017